Writing a Job Application contributed by an Indonesia ETA Do you ever feel the need to prove to your students that your class does actually have a purpose to it, that they are actually learning skills that will be useful in the future? Amidst the grind of grammar lessons and…
Pluck the Turkey Thanksgiving Trivia by Robyn Kincaide (South Korea ETA) Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and many of us ETAs are excited to share with our students our enthusiasm for this holiday about giving thanks, visiting family, and gorging ourselves to bloatation. In many cases, however, students who…
Pen Pals by multiple contributors Did you ever have a pen pal when you were younger? The decades-old practice of sending letters back and forth with a friend whom you may never have met in real life has faded out as we have moved deeper into the Age of the…
Thanksgiving & Hand Turkeys by Robert Haley (Taiwan ETA) & Alex Ford (South Korea ETA) It’s November, which means it’s the unofficial month of the turkey in the USA. Cartoon caricatures of the bird that was once so close to becoming our country’s national symbol will cover stores and classrooms…
Food & Culture by Jordan Sims (Czech Republic ETA) It’s now November, which means Thanksgiving—every American’s favorite excuse to shamelessly stuff their faces—is right around the corner. So what better way is there to kick off this month than with a lesson centered around food? This lesson by secondary Czech…
Halloween Olympics by Christine Oh (South Korea ETA) Halloween is just around the corner, and that means it’s time to have a bit more fun in the classroom. There are so many ways to do so: games, arts and crafts, costume parties, trivia… Our featured lesson this week from South…
Making Invitations contributed by an Indonesia ETA Halloween is approaching, and that means it’s the season for costume parties galore. In order to have a fun, festive costume party, there’s one major thing you must not forget to do: send out invitations. (Otherwise you may end up standing alone in…
Student-Appropriate Music Videos by Cara Mooney (South Korea ETA) Have you ever wanted to play a music video in class, only to find out to your chagrin (and perhaps too late…) that it perhaps a bit more racy than you had initially believed? Music videos can be a wonderful resource…
Quantifiers – Some, Many, Most, A Lot by Sinia Amanonce (Czech Republic ETA) English is not a simple, straightforward language. Articles, prepositions, quantifiers—these small, seemingly insignificant words can easily confuse English language learners, and while they may flow effortlessly from the lips of us native speakers, it is often difficult…
Superstitions by Max Gollin (Czech Republic ETA), Elizabeth Philippe (South Korea ETA), & Phung Nguyen (South Korea ETA) October has begun, and that means Halloween is just around the corner. TV networks back in the USA will be constantly playing movies about ghosts, vampires, witches, and more. Behind all these…